Enigmail generates keys automatically - but I don't want that

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Enigmail generates keys automatically - but I don't want that

Forum: Enigmail Support

Created: 2019-05-13

Updated: 2019-05-13

Toni - 2019-05-13

Hello!

I‘m using Ubuntu (with KDE 18.04) and have installed Enigmail in my Thunderbird
When I activate enigmail, keys are created for every account in the Thunderbird (I see it in Seahorse or via gpg -list-keys and a bit later in the Enigmail key management).
But I don‘t want that.

Is there a way to turn it off?

In the Thunderbird account settings, "Enable OpenPGP" is only enabled for one account. It is also only activated for one account via Enigmail's setup wizard.
(I have GnuPG 2.2.4, Thunderbird 60.6.1)

Thanks and Regards

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Patrick Brunschwig - 2019-05-13

The keys are generated automatically by pEp if Enigmail is not configred at all. But now that you activated OpenPGP for one account, pEp will no longer be active. You can simply delete the undesired keys.

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Toni - 2019-05-13

Yesterday, keys were also generated after the activation of OpenPGP. But now it actually stopped.
I was probably too impatient.

Thank you very much.

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